Increase in calls to domestic violence hotline; ISP continuing efforts to #EndTheCycle of sexual assault

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Idaho State Police work to raise awareness and provide support for victims with #EndTheCycle.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCEAWARENESS MONTH.OUR LYNSEYAMUDNSON SHARESHOW SEVERALORGANIZATIONS ARECOMING TOGETHERTO RAISEAWARENESS... ANDSUPPORTSURVIVORS.IT IS SOMETHINGTHAT MANY IDAHORESIDENTS FACEAND IT IS BECOMINGMORE SEVERE ATTIMES IT ISBECOMING MOREPREVALENT AND WENEED TO PUT AN ENDTO IT."THE PANDEMIC ISMAKING IT WORSEFOR VICTIMS."INDIVIDUALS WHOARE DEALING WITHABUSIVERELATIONSHIPS IN ASENSE SHELTERINGAT HOME DOESN'TNECESSARILY PUTTHEM IN THE SAFESTPLACE IT MAY BESAFE IN THE SENSEOF CONTRACTINGTHE VIRUS BUTBEING AWAY FROMINTERACTING WITHOTHER INDIVUALS ISSOMETHING THATCAN PLAY RIGHTINTO THE HANDS OFSOMEONE WHO IS ANABUSER"THE W-C-A...ONE OFTHE RESOURCESFOR VICTIMS IN THETREASURE VALLEYHAS SEEN ANALARMING INCREASEIN CALLS TO THEIRDOMESTIC VIOLENCETLINN APRIL WE HAD A3ERCENT INCRAPRIL OF 2019 TOAPRIL OF 2020 ANDWHAT THAT MEANT INTERMS OF REALNUMBERS IS WE HAD102 CALLS OF APRILOF 2019 AND WE HADOVER 300 CALLS INAPRIL OF 2020."THEY CONTINUE TOTRACK OVER 200CALLS FOR HELP AMONTH..."WITH RESPECT TOOUR SHELTER, WEHAVE HAD 14 SO FARNOW SINCE THEBEGINNING OF THEYEAR WE'VE HADWHAT WE CALLEMERGENCYINTAKES."COMPARED TO LASTYEAR THEY HAD 4EMERGENCYINTAKES...THEIRORGANIZATION HASALSO SEEN ANINCREASE IN CIVILPROTECTIONORDERS THIS YEAR."IN THE MONTH OFAUGUST THEREWERE 197 CIVILPROTECTIONS FILEDJUST IN ADA COUNTYAND THAT IS THEHIGHEST OUR TEAMHAS EVER SEEN, SOTHAT WAS 197PEOPLE WHO WEREAFRAID ENOUGH FORTHEIR PHYSICALSAFETY THAT THEYWANTED TO GO TOTHE COURTHOUSEAND FILE APROTECTIONORDER."SHE SAYS THE BESTTHING TO DO ISENGAGE ANDSPREADAWARENESS....SOMETHING THAT I-S-P ISDOING WITH THEIRHASHTAG END THECYCLE.

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THEBIGGEST PIECE OFEDUCATION IS FORMEDICAL PROVIDERSIN KNOWING HOW TODO SEXUAL ASSAULTEXAMINATION HOWTO EXAMINE THEMFOR INJURYDETERMINE WHATMEDICAL CARE THEYNEED."THROUGH HERWORK...WETHERELTMAKES SUREEMERGENCYRESPONDERS KNOWTHE CORRECT WAYTO HANDLEASSAULTSCASES..BUT SHEALSO WANTS VICTIMSTO KNOW..."THERE ALSO CANBE A GOOD LIFEAFTERWARDS WHENYOU TAKEADVANTAGE OF THERESOURCESWHETHER IT IS ATTHE FAMILY JUSTICECENTERS WE HAVEACROSS IDAHOWHETHER THEY SEETHERAPISTS THERECAN BE HEALING."LYNSEYAMUNDSON...IDAHONEWS 6.